Sir Alex Ferguson Beats Paisley and Clough

The Daily Mail has run a feature on the top 50 managers in British football, in which both Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Matt Busby feature in the top 5.

With his second European Cup in the bag last season and an 11th league title seemingly on the way, it is no surprise who number one is!

5. Sir Matt Busby (Manchester United)
4. Bill Shankly (Carlisle, Grimsby, Workington, Huddersfield, Liverpool)
3. Bob Paisley (Liverpool)
2. Brian Clough (Hartlepool, Derby, Brighton, Leeds, Nottingham Forest)
1. Sir Alex Ferguson (East Stirlingshire, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Scotland, Manchester United)
13 league titles (10 in England, 3 in Scotland), 2 European Cups, 5 FA Cups, 3 League Cups, 2 UEFA Cup Winners Cups, 2 UEFA Super Cups, 1 FIFA World Club Cup, 1 Intercontinental Cup, 4 Scottish Cups and 1 Scottish League Cup.

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9 Comments

wazza March 6, 2009

The One & Only SIR.ALEX FERGUSON

7seagulls March 6, 2009

christ dont let the dippers see this! theyll cry over shankly and paisley not even making the top 2! haha

Scott the Red March 6, 2009

7seagulls - they'll get their black armbands out and it'll be a minute's silence at the weekend more like.

Billy Meredith March 6, 2009

I still remember, I must have been about 8 or 9. My Dad picked me up from cubs, and broke the news that Big Ron was gone. To be replaced by this Alex Ferguson geezer. I was fond of Big Ron and quite upset by his departure. In a bit of an 'Acrington Stanley' moment, I did the whole 'who the hell is he?'.

HA!

Now he's more of a father figure to me, than the man who told me of his appointment.

themarkedman72 March 6, 2009

probably the brightest star of all.
One of the most respected figures in world sporting history

Revanth March 6, 2009

There is only one Sir alex
only one Sir alex!

unitedviews March 6, 2009

Well... it's the right answer clearly given the demands and standards of League and European Cup compared with the days of Shankly, Clough and Paisley.

Still, it has to be said this list was a total waste of space. Even the most ardent of United fans couldn't argue that Wilf McGuinness (35 in the list) was a better manager than David Moyes (39 in the list).

olusanjo March 6, 2009

there is only one Sir Alex.

OTRed March 6, 2009

Where are the Liverpool fans, I expected this article to have more than 100 comments by now, with most from Liverpool fans talking about how we're sooo obsessed and how Fergie bought most of his trophies, forgetting that United wasn't his first successful managerial job.

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